Fashion

Flax London, also SEH Kelly have linen/hemp options.

Gitman seems to be the go to for a lot of guys, never tried them though.

Super overpriced nowadays IMO tho. $205 for a seersucker short sleeved shirt? Sheeeesh. Its one of those only buy on eBay or at 40+% off sales.

I don't keep up with prices much but will pay more for an equivalent item made where employment practices are relatively fair over one from a place where it's almost impossible to accurately assess that. I'll admit that this often omits or includes some countries unfairly.

Oh, absolutely the same. I have a horrible EG habit and justify it by it being MiUSA. I just mean that shirt itself doesn't feel like its worth $205.

And actually, I feel average to nice clothing has generally gotten to be insanely priced. I was looking at Carhartt WIP the other day and holy shit - its like $160 for a shitty sweatshirt. And in fact, the price of new clothing right now is making me not buy clothes at all. Its great.

Yeah Gitman would be another I’d suggest - especially on eBay/Vestaire/depop bc its a bit more reasonable. As @JB says prices gone nuts.

For a brand new shirt - Jake’s London might be worth a look. I’m yet to get one of his but seems like a nice guy and some cool looking stuff

Same. Looking forward to some vintage clothes browsing when in Japan though!

Ooooh jelly. have fun.

Gotcha, also finding that premium priced clothing from Japan isn’t always top tier quality, this has been driven home to me lately.

I've just had a look at the Carhartt site.. I have an elderly Detroit jacket that cost me £50 in a sale years ago. Now £200. Inflation indeed.

Flax….

This is a good look, feels a bit Italian.

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I feel average to nice clothing has generally gotten to be insanely priced

it's true (and annoying)

I'm on the lookout for some gurkha-esque pants, pleated, side adjusters, cropped... think sprezzatura rather than colonial overlord.
I like the look of these Reiss ones (€195) but anything else I can find similar is either very expensive made-to-measure (€300+) or worryingly cheap Etsy offerings (<€50 and I'm also wary of buying new clothing on Etsy). Any recommendations?

Further context; I need to stop wearing jeans and hoodies to work and I want some nicely tailored trousers.

I have a couple of these - they're lovely

Would you be wearing it with loafers? To me those trousers are finished too high.

I would recommend Pini Parma, I don't own any of their stuff but I'd think it would be the best bet for a similar price to Reiss.

Personally I think you'd be better off spending a little more and going with a bricks and mortar place eg Anglo Italian as the service and fit will just be really good, which means you will wear the trousers more.

Oh that looks great

I would wear them with loafers alright or perhaps even sneakers for more casual days but I'm all for a bit of ankle cleavage.

I'll check out Pini Parma and Anglo Italian, forgot to mention I'm in Dublin, Ireland so bricks and mortar London spots aren't the handiest but I wouldn't rule it out if I find the right solution!

Has anyone on here bought Pini Parma stuff? Seems to be a nice middle ground before things get spendy.

Lads please wear socks with loafers (unless you are actually from Southern Italy).

Ooof that is not a good look, I can't decide if I'm sartorially enlightened or delusional now as an equal opportunist for socked and un-socked ankle cleavage when conditions are right...

This is closer to the outcome I would gravitate to...

Troos that short, that sit that low on the waist should be illegal. His proportions look ridic.

https://natalino.co/collections/trouser

Good shout. And their trousers are the right length, with socks no less. Good pricing too.

Got a shirt from them. Really nice stuff. Bit short in the arms for my chimpanzee bod though so need to roll em up

That cuff is too big/heavy